Name: hexadecimal

Synonyms: hex, hexadecimal, hexadecimal number, hexadecimal number system

Type: glossary

Description:
The base-16 number system, or a number represented in base 16. The
letters A-F are used as digits representing the numbers 10-15.

Hexadecimal numbers are often used in programming because a single hex
digit represents exactly four <bit|bits>, and two hex digits represent a
<byte>. 

References: byte (glossary), bit (glossary)

Tags: math

